The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-07-22

Spring wheat-SSf reports gives its con-
ditiou at 6G4 per cent, a decrease of 123t
per cent from June report, or & OF a full
crop.
oats-In a great many localities crops
were damaged by chinch bugs: LOIS re-
ports given its condition at SPY per cent;
the June report was 80 per cent.
The Morris Geyser Hotel at Mammoth
00O-will be rebuilt.
A party OF grain and elevator men, says
the market record, returned on tie 10Th
from a crop inspection tour OF !, 400 miles
along the lines of the Hastings & Dakota
and other branches of the Milwaukee road.
With the exception OF the east end OF the
Hastings & Dakota, and some forty miles
Of the Wilmot branch of that line, they
say, an average yield is promised.
The Northwestern road has posted notices
Ia depots and yards announcing that after
Aug. 1 the company will require every
superintendent, train dispatcher, conduc-
tor, engineer, fireman and yardmaster to
have his watch examined every three
months as to quality and condition, and
to furnish a certificate of examination,
signed by one OF the company's examineas.
The watches are required to be fifteen jew
eled. patent regulator, adjusted to heat
and cold and protected by the anti
magnetic shield Other watches must
be bought where the old ones cannot pass
the examination.
II is stated at the general land office
that many complaints have been received
charging certain land grant railroad com
panies with prosecuting settlers who have
been awarded patents for lands by the de
partment in the courts which have been
excepted from the grants by prior claims
or reservations.
John g. Walker OF Texas has been APP
pointed consul general aud secretary OF
cation at Bogata, vice v. o. King, resign.
I ed.
A special to the Dispatch from
| Washington says: Gentlemen who talked
with the president short time ago about
his Western trip, said the president was
anxious to visit the West during the au-
tumn, and think you can make the posi-
tive announcement that the president and
his vile will be IN st. Louis on Oct. 2. He
will also, If public business will permit,
make circuit OF some of the Western
states planned somc time ago.
The treasury department has decided
that there is nothing in the contract labor
law to prevent American citizens who may
reside In Canada from engaging in labor in
the United States.
Mr.. Dawson, superintendent OF the bu.
reau of education, will start at once for
Alaska to establish the schools for which
an appropriation was made by the last
congress.
The interstate commission will probably
hold public sessions in Minneapolis in
August
At Plymouth, Wis. fire destroyed Kol-
sta's hotel, the union depot, the Chicago
1t Northwestern elevator, Gilman Bros
warehouse, Swartze's coal and feed ware
house and the Milwaukee, q Northern rail-
way eoai sheds. together with most OF their
contents. The loss aggregates $40, 900;
insurance $4,000.
All Eddyyille, n. X, the Lawrence cement
works were burned, Loss $40, 900; in.
suranoe. $S1. 600.
The great subterranean FIRE which start
ed from drivers lamp in The Standard,
Pa. mine neatly ii yeEr ago has at last end.
ed, end Efe pit is free offinmes, which licked
up hearty 500, 600 worth Of property.
Ii Is said that the object of Sir Alexan.
der Campbeliss trip to Newfoundland is TO
endeavor to induce that colony 20 join the
Canadian confederation. The new govern
fnent "a Newfoundland is said to favor the
project.
Many lives are lost by railroad collis-
ion. followed By fire. st st. Thomas, Ont.
A man nameS Moore, while descending the
fire c0cape, lost his hold and fell to the
ground, dying almost iulsnediately. An.
other man, who jumped from a window,
broke ms leg Others are reported to be
missing or seriously injured Many o. The
men escaped from the building entirely
nnked. The loss is estimated nt 5000
| 900; insurance. $420.0O0.
A million dollar fire on Saturday the 18th
inst, IA New York. the fiye-story brick build
ing Of the Metropolitan storage house ia
1 Thirty eieh th streetwas burned. The build.
ing was lsased BY Solon Winteybottom from
the Goelet estate. Wiuterbotton loss "a
| | isiii ;15ia .essizE TO geos TIE inrnitsre
stored "a che building Wis the property pi
wealthy families mostly. Many valuable